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Django integrate with Dropbox
Hello everyone I met an issue with the Dropbox access token when I generated it on the Dropbox console app and used it in setting.py like this.
MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
MEDIA_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'Me...
Hi HADES,
Just keep in mind that no any real Dropbox API call can be seen in the code you shared. Another thing is that all access tokens are short lived, so wherever you perform actual API calls it's likely to fail after some time (typically 4 hours). For long term access you need refresh token. If a supported SDK is in use just proper initialization is enough (for the rest SDK takes care), otherwise tracing access token validity and refresh whenever needed should be performed.
Hope this gives direction.
Hello everyone some day ago I got and used Dropbox SDKs and their refresh token to upload files and images.
I setting like this:
# Setting for Dropbox
dbx = dropbox.Dropbox(
oauth2_refresh_token = My_token['refresh_token'],
app_key = My_token['app_key'],
app_secret = My_token['app_secret'],
)
with file_name.open('rb') as f:
dbx.files_upload(f.read(), f'/{file_name}')
then I can upload my files and I can see my files locally: Apps/Media_django/{file_name}
but now I need to store that link to display it in my case as images:
path = '/Apps/Media_django/{fiel_name}'
share_link_metadata = dbx.sharing_create_shared_link_with_settings(path)
url_avatar = share_link_metadata.url
and I get that path not found all the time when I try path= '/Media_django/{...}', or '/{...}' it still can not find my path
I need some help here.
Hi HADES,
Glad to hear your upload is working already. 😉 Why do you use different path when you try get link? The path has to be the same one used on file upload or received on listing your containing folder. Don't assume something else, like what you see in your web browser or based on local Dropbox folder content! All paths for "App folder" app type are rooted in the app's automatically created own folder, not the entire account.
Hope this helps.
PS: In context of:
HADES wrote:... it still can not find my path ...
Evaluate the result of:
listRes = dbx.files_list_folder('')... to see what you have there (in 'listRes'). 😉
Thank you, I finally uploaded and got an image link to display for my application.
My code for someone who wants to store image and display them:
def upload_file(dbx, file, file_name):
with file.open('rb') as f:
dbx.files_upload(f.read(), f'/{file_name}')
# Get and create url of image
def get_and_share_image(dbx, file_name):
# Query all files to get file_name
all_files = dbx.files_list_folder('').entries
for file in all_files:
if isinstance(file, dropbox.files.FileMetadata) and file.name == file_name:
# Create avatar_url
generate_image_url = dbx.sharing_create_shared_link(file.path_lower)
image_url = generate_image_url.url- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Please note that calling only files_list_folder is not guaranteed to return all of the items in the specified folder. You should use both files_list_folder and files_list_folder_continue to make sure you can retrieve all entries. Refer to the linked documentation for more information.
